Bully by Penelope Douglas

     Tall, tattooed, and a total dick...what more could a girl ask for? I say this, but in all actuality, I am in love with Jared, the main male character. I am also in love with Tate, and with Madoc, and with basically everyone (except for the few a-holes that you're not supposed to love). The characters in this book were spectacular, to say the absolute least. You wanted to hang out with them everyday, you wanted to party with them every weekend, if not every night. Most especially you wanted to race with them, or if not in the car with them then on the sidelines cheering them on.

     Now onto some of the authors detailing work in this book. I couldn't have cared less about the rain or thunderstorms before reading this, but it legitimately changed the way I felt about storms. The author made a storm feel like poetry. I basically beg the sky to fall (and do a bitchin' rain dance) everyday, in hopes of experiencing some of that magic she writes about. One thing that is wrong in this book (like face palm at the mention of it wrong) is the terrible taste in angsty rock music that was sometimes a little bit unbearable. I was embarrassed for the characters a bit, in that respect, but who the hell am I to judge a made up characters taste in music? (an all knowing being, that's who)
     To offset the terrible music, the author saved herself with how realistic everything seems. The feels are real. Added to that, another part that I really liked (basically what I just mentioned before, but in real, actual detail) was the friendship between Tate and KC. It was, again, just very real. You fight, you apologize, and you forgive. You're there for each other no matter what.
     I have to give this book a five, even with the terrible, angsty music (the boy has a Limp Bizkit ringtone ...honestly). The writing was unbelievably fantastic. Every part of this book flowed together seamlessly (much unlike this review, I'm sure). The dialogue was on point, sometimes funny, a lot of the times serious, and all together completely believable. The characters were also absolutely amazing. When Tate has her freak out, it's perfection. The author did an amazing job of catching every emotion she was feeling, every thought. You just read through it and don't question any of the things she's feeling or any of the things she's questioning. All of the characters have such a real feel to them. The author also did a really excellent job with the teenage hormones (there's a bit of graphic intercourse in this novel) blossoming in one of the characters, and the full steam ahead hormones with the rest of them.
     I can't say enough good things about this book. I've read it a few times and it never gets old, never gets boring, never loses it's grip on me.

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